Sarah Matthews

  Notes:

In her will written September 30, 1880 with codicil written May 15, 1881 and another codicil written February 7, 1884 and finally probated on April 24, 1885, Sarah Hitch of Greensborough states: - Wish to be buried in the M.E. churchyard in Greensborough, with suitable tombstone and install galvanized railing around remains of me, my family and the late John Russum and wife. - Give James M. Whitley, $400. - Give Alonzo Whitley, son of above, one set of silver tablespoons. - Give niece, Catherine Pritchett, $100. - Give Elizabeth Harper Hendris, $100. - Give Dr. John Lowry of Thomas, $100 - Give Mary I. Lank, daughter of Robert Lank, set of silver and $100. - Give Marietta Hignutt now living with me, furniture and house and land where I now reside in Greensborough opposite the new schoolhouse if she does not get married and continues to live with me single for the balance of my life. If not, she does not get the house and land but will get the rest. Then the house and land to be sold and she shall get $200. James M. Whitley, sole executor. Witnesses: Samuel J. Jarman, R.J. Ormell, George W. Betson. Codicil 1: Change to give Marietta Hignutt all furniture. Codicil 2: Change to give one silver sugar dish to Lizzie McClement Carter, daughter of Samuel M. Carter. (Caroline County Wills, Liber WGN, Folio 683).

There is a brief obituary in the Apr 25 1885 edition of the Denton Journal (Denton, MD). There is also a nice eulogy for "Aunt Sally" Hitch in the May 9 1885 edition of teh same newspaper.

Sarah married Dr. Spencer Hitch, son of Spencer Hitch and Sophia (?), on 18 Feb 1820 in Caroline Co., MD.¹ (Dr. Spencer Hitch was born on 24 Feb 1796 in MD,^{7 8} died on 14 Jul 1873 in Greensboro, Caroline Co., MD ^{9 10} and was buried about 17 Jul 1873 in Old Methodist Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Caroline Co., MD.)